OTTAWA — There is more trouble for former Liberal senator Mac Harb, who the RCMP alleges in new court documents committed mortgage fraud with two properties.

In documents filed Friday, Cpl. Greg Horton says he believes Harb "did by deceit, falsehood or other fraudulent means defraud the Royal Bank of Canada of money in excess of $5,000."

Harb purchased a home in Cobden, Ont., west of Ottawa, in 2003. In 2007, he obtained a $177,000 mortgage and within hours transferred 99.99% title ownership to Magdalene Teo, then the high commissioner of Brunei. Horton says Harb never informed the bank of the transaction.

The RCMP alleges this put the bank at risk because if the mortgage had been defaulted on, Harb only owned 0.01% of the title.

Then, in 2010, Harb purchased another home, this one in nearby Westmeath, Ont. According to the court documents, he obtained a $240,000 mortgage for that property by listing his Cobden home as "a solely owned asset."

"This was a fraudulent misrepresentation of assets on that mortgage application," police allege.

The RCMP initially began investigating Harb for his expense claims as a senator.